The Shepherd Girl

The Shepherd Girl 1964

山歌恋 shān gē liàn

Julie Yeh Feng stars as Hsiu Hsiu, a beautiful singing shepherdess who falls head over heels in love with a handsome boatman named Liu Ta Lung. Unfortunately, she can't afford to marry her new beau because her father has racked up numerous debts due to his uncontrollable gambling addiction. And to make matters even more complicated, there's a rival suitor who promises to pay off all of her no-good father's debts on the condition that he is given Hsiu Hsiu's hand in marriage. She initially declines his offer, but starts to get jealous when she sees Ta Lung getting a little too close for comfort with another woman. In retaliation, she starts flirting with her possible benefactor/husband-to-be. But what Hsiu Hsiu doesn't know is that her jealousy isn't based on any actual unfaithfulness, but on an unfortunate misunderstanding!

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Vocabulary

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见天 見天 jiàn tiān (coll.) every day Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
肉 肉 ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
山水 山水 Shān shuǐ Sansui, Japanese company Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
姊妹 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
点点 點點 Diǎn diǎn Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
来凤 來鳳 Lái fèng Laifeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
酆都 酆都 Fēng dū old variant of; Fengdu county Chongqing municipality; name of a famous necropolis Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào God knows...; Who would have imagined...? ∼HSK 1
山歌 山歌 shān gē folk song; mountain song ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
对歌 對歌 duì gē answering phrase of duet; to sing antiphonal answer ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
白果 白果 bái guǒ ginkgo ∼HSK 1
上山 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise ∼HSK 1
对唱 對唱 duì chàng in duet; answering phrase; antiphonal answer ∼HSK 1
十二 十二 shí èr twelve; 12 ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
门前 門前 mén qián in front of the door ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
星 星 xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1